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Domaine de la Vougeraie is a no-expenses- whole bunch and plenty of floral spice. It has a
barred Domaine, set up to make as good a sweet core and finishes with great cut.
wine as possible from their estate-grown
fruit. From the vineyard through to 2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Clos Vougeot
élévage, there are no corners cut. The vineyards are Grand Cru: Plenty of black fruit, liquorice and
farmed organically. Wood is selected by tree prior meat. It is dense, muscular and deep and in need
to felling and then staves are aged at the Domaine of plenty of time.
until they are perfectly seasoned before being
coopered. You get the sense that winemaker Pierre 2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Charmes-
Vincent is a detail guy and his resultant wines Chambertin Les Mazoyères Grand Cru: The
are full of character and class. We were fortunate vineyard was planted in 1902 and it is 90% whole
enough to spend some quality time with him, bunch. It has dense cherry fruit, tinged with flora.
tasting through a set of outstanding 2014s. It is sappy, with rocky detail and great intensity.
Length is impressive and balance superb.
2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Pinot Noir
Bourgogne ‘Terres De Famille’: It is sweet and 2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Bonnes Mares
juicy with warm berry fruit. You get the generosity Grand Cru: You really feel the class here. Perfectly
and roundness of the vintage and some punch from ripe red and black fruits engage the senses. It is
the inclusion of 15% stems. full, creamy, juicy and detailed. There’s plenty of
concentration yet it is light on its feet. A wine of
2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Savigny-lès- complete harmony in need of a long slumber.
Beaune 1er Cru ‘Les Marconnets’: Wide open,
generous and loaded with fruit. There are sweet 2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Savigny-lès-
cherry and earth notes and a thread of spice. It is Beaune Blanc: Pleasant nose of lemon and peach
delicious and approachable now but with plenty of with some toasty oak. It has a fruit sweet mid
material upon which to age. palate and is cut with lemon-like acidity.
2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Pommard ‘Les 2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Puligny-
Petits Noizons’: Fleshy red berry fruit plays on Montrachet: White peach fruit trimmed with spice.
a chalky base. Fruit yielded at a tiny 15hl/ha and Full in the mouth with great shape. Absolutely
you get some dense plum action as well. It is dense delicious.
but a very pretty Pommard with some rose petal
perfume. The fruit was fully destemmed. 2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot 1er Cru
‘Clos Blanc de Vougeot’: Smells mineral, tastes fat;
2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Gevrey- not in a bad way, mind you. It has a high glycerol
Chambertin: There's 30% whole bunch here. The feel but there’s plenty of structure just below the
ripe berry and cherry fruit is creamy and tinged flesh.
with ginger. It is a fleshy, opulent wine with plenty
of grip to the finish. 2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Corton-
Charlemagne 'Le Charlemagne' Grand Cru:
2014 Domaine de la Vougeraie Nuits St. Georges Very floral with piercing white peach fruit. It has
1er Cru ‘Clos de Thorey’: This wine is very mineral steely line and fabulous energy and intensity. The
and combined with fresh raspberry and cranberry finish is loaded with dry extract and is fresh and
fruits it has a deliciously tart edge to it. There’s 50% extremely long.
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